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In addition to having fairly concentrated ripening, these varieties 

 possess a brittle peduncle and are reasonably firm, all important 

 factors in mechanical harvesting. 



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SAVE THIS DATE 



The Annual Summer Meeting of the Massachusetts Fruit Growers' 

 Association, in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, 

 will be held at the Horticultural Research Center, Belchertown, on 

 July 17, 1968. One of the features of the meeting will be demon- 

 strations of a self-unloading bulk bin trailer and a granular her- 

 bicide applicator. 



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PUBLICATION AVAILABLE 



Those persons interested in the production of blueberries, 

 grapes, raspberries and strawberries, may wish to obtain a copy 

 of the new publication Small Fruit Culture. This publication dis- 

 cusses topics such as site selection, varieties, planting, soil 

 management, pruning, bird damage and its control, harvesting and 

 marketi ng . 



Copies of the publication are available from your County Ex- 

 tension Office or the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, French 

 Hall, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01002. 



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